Re: [Rails-devel] Game Options

[Erik V. <eri...@hc...>]

> > > 1. A new section (JPanel) is added to the existing 
> Options dialog, and
> > > shows any available variants, and is not visible if no 
> variants are
> > > found.
> > 
> > This is about what happens, except that (1) the original 
> contents of that
> > window have been removed 
> > (the alternative being to disable everything before adding 
> the new stuff)
> > and (2) it is moved 200x200 pixels to make it somewhat 
> better accessible.
> > And, yes, it is briefly out of sight.
> > It should be easy to tweak it your way - go ahead, I would say.
> > 
> 
> You're misunderstanding my meaning. This isn't at all what happens. 
> 
> By new JPanel, I'm meaning a new JPanel within Options(), 
> this does not
> mean a modal popup dialog.

This is what happens (have a look at the code), although it does not seem
so....
But I understand that you want the rest of the Options window
remain visible, well, that is easy enough to do:
remove setVisible(false), and remove getContentPane().removeAll().
Well, it may be a bit more work because I have also used a different layout
manager,
so it may not be that easy...
 
> > > 2. A new button on the Options dialog that then pops up 
> the variant
> > > selector dialog.
> > 
> > That button already exists: it is the New Game button.
> > 
> 
> Wrong answer.  New Game needs to start a new game *immediately*.
> 
> If we're going the button route, then it needs to be a *different*
> button that shows the variant options. This button needs to 
> only toggle
> the variant values, and not be in between the user and starting a new
> game.

OK, I had missed that point: you want a user allow to skip the game options
part.
Fair enough.

> This requires two separate UI paths:
> 
> First: Options() presented -> User hits New Game button -> New game is
> started, code just assumes no optional 6 train (i.e. the default value
> is used).
> 
> Second: Options() presented -> User clicks Variants button -> Variants
> dialog is presented -> User selects variant options and hits an OK
> button -> User is returned to Options() -> User clicks New Game button
> -> New Game starts.

OK, although the last to items can be skipped IMO: why not let OK start the
game?

Erik.